Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge Description
This policy setting lets you decide whether the Address bar drop-down functionality is available in Microsoft Edge. We recommend disabling this setting if you want to minimize network connections from Microsoft Edge to Microsoft services. Note: Disabling this setting turns off the Address bar drop-down functionality. Therefore, because search suggestions are shown in the drop-down, this setting takes precedence over the "Configure search suggestions in Address bar" setting. If you enable or don't configure this setting, employees can see the Address bar drop-down functionality in Microsoft Edge. If you disable this setting, employees won't see the Address bar drop-down functionality in Microsoft Edge. This setting also disables the user-defined setting, "Show search and site suggestions as I type".
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI Value name: ShowOneBox
Enabled: ShowOneBox = 1
Disabled: ShowOneBox = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowAddressBarDropdown ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowAddressBarDropdown Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0- Prevented/not allowed. Hide the Address bar drop-down functionality and disable the Show search and site suggestions as I type toggle in Settings. -
1 (Default)- Allowed. Show the Address bar drop-down list and make it available.
Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
Applying both scopes creates an ambiguous configuration (computer takes precedence over user). Only do this intentionally.
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
; State: Enabled
; Scope: Computer (HKLM)
; Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI]
"ShowOneBox"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ShowOneBox' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowAddressBarDropdown
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI' -Name 'ShowOneBox' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ShowOneBox' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI' -Name 'ShowOneBox' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ShowOneBox' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.